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Liveable Communities: project with a sustainable outlook 31 May 2021
With the Liveable Communities – Liveable Planet project, Marja Spierenburg, Professor of Anthropology of Sustainability and Livelihood, is showing tha...
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CADS PhD Conference 2021: Call for contributions 31 May 2021
First inaugurated in 2018, the CADS PhD Conference aims to provide young anthropologists in Leiden University and beyond an opportunity to meet each o...
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What you see is not what you get: things that are not visible are worth studying 26 May 2021
Things that are not visible are also important and worth studying, according to cultural anthropologist Sabine Luning, cultural historian Paul van de ...
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3 tips for creating a fabulous science pitch 25 May 2021
Are you interested in creating a fabulous science pitch? Neurospyschologist Liza Cornet - winner of the National Famelab Science Pitching Competition ...
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Test certificate could help reopen society, but at what cost? 19 May 2021
On 11 May the House of Representatives voted in favour of a law that will enable some sectors to reopen sooner than planned with the aid of test certi...
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CADS Alumna writes children's book that encourages diversity and inclusiveness among children and their parents 18 May 2021
When Cultural Anthropology alumna Monique Tekstra-van Lochem was having children and she wanted to teach them more about diverse cultures, she was una...
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Studying Ghana’s civil service 17 May 2021
Bureaucrats appointed based on merit are not necessarily more professional or autonomous than those who have been, for instance, ‘politically installe...
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Back to the scanner: brain science in times of corona 16 May 2021
For their research many neuropsychologists use the brain scanners at the LUMC. At the start of the pandemic, the rules for visiting the hospital becam...
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Ruth van Vugt: different ways of getting to a job as a clinical psychologist 11 May 2021
Most students of Psychology want to work in mental healthcare (GGZ). This makes the master’s specialisation in Clinical Psychology a logical choice. I...
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Building Resilience in Young People 10 May 2021
Effectively supporting young people in coping better with COVID-19 related stress requires detailed understanding of the factors that influence resili...
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Stories from Europe’s borderlands: A podcast series about living with, and resistance to, Europe's borders 10 May 2021
In the upcoming months, PhD candidates Neske Baerwaldt (FdR / VVI) and Wiebe Ruijtenberg (FSW / CAOS) will produce the ethnographic podcast series ‘Gr...
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Teamwork psychologists and educators appreciated and rewarded by KNAW 05 May 2021
A team of developmental psychologists and educators are involving young people in the communication about brain development. A second team of Leiden n...
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Strict party organisation boosts populist success in Czech Republic 04 May 2021
Anti-establishment parties with populist appeal have become part and parcel of the political landscape in many European countries. Some of these parti...
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New insights into characteristics of Conduct Disorder with "limited prosocial emotions" 04 May 2021
In a recent study, Dr. Moji Aghajani and colleagues show that adolescents with a severe form of Conduct Disorder (CD) -with limited prosocial emotions...
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Help us prevent student burnout! 30 April 2021
We are looking for students who are 16 years or older and are studying at a Dutch mbo, hbo or university. Our aim is to gain insight into the needs an...